America died a long before that. The recession was a proof of that. The man who warned about the recession was accused of causing the market panic. The creation of FED, income tax...those were signs too. USSA survived this long in spite of those things thanks to the hard working people and innovation. Just take a look at silicon valley and imagine America without it. Also USSA is one of 2 countires that has citizenship based taxation. The other one is Eritrea